Technology making fathers obsolete

I had a pretty good Father's Day: got some usable gifts, some funny cards and saw the end of the U.S. Open. All a father could ask, right?

I had a pretty good Father's Day: got some usable gifts, some funny cards and saw the end of the U.S. Open. All a father could ask, right?

But the next day, I woke up and smelled the evolutionary coffee when I read the June 18 Forum column "DNA boutiques hold the promise of problematic society," by David Brooks. Apparently this will be the sperm-bank century, as parents turn against their own genes in search of the perfect child.

Couple that with the Kathleen Parker column on the same page, "Trashing fathers isn't really all that funny," and the stark truth emerges: We males are obsolete!

After 3 million years, the heavy lifting and family-protection activities we used to perform have been automated. Now we don't even need to be around for species survival. The sperm-bank approach is more efficient, and those disgusting masculine traits can be scientifically minimized.

I can't be the only one worried about this. I'm eager to hear from the National Wrestling Federation, Strip Clubs of America and Three Stooges Fan Clubs on how they plan to combat this phenomenon. But I'm not hopeful.

So enjoy Father's Days while they last, boys. The end is in sight.

BOB THORNTON

Upper Arlington

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